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Friday, May 23rd, 2025
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Good morning, Poughkeepsie. Here's your local news at a glance for Friday, the 23rd of May.
CRIME NEWS
- ➤ After a hung jury on May 9, one defendant in a Poughkeepsie murder trial pleaded guilty to assault plus a gun charge, receiving a total of 10 years in prison with an added five years of post-release supervision while the other defendant moves toward retrial set for May 28. Mid Hudson News
EDUCATION NEWS
- ➤ Cora Massaro, an eighth grader from C.J. Hooker Middle School in Goshen, will represent the mid-Hudson Valley as speller 143 in the 97th Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor from May 27 to May 29—she is one of 12 New York competitors. Poughkeepsie Journal
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ During Law Enforcement Week, the Fraternal Order of Police held a memorial service at the nine eleven memorial outside the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office to honor fallen officers. FOP President Mike Hendryk unveiled three bricks—one for Detective John Falcone with his father present and two for retired officer Dave Bennett and patrolman Louie Juncosa—while relatives attended the ceremony as Taps was played. Mid Hudson News
- ➤ Dutchess County has expanded its Owner-Occupied Property Rehabilitation Program to help more homeowners in Poughkeepsie access up to $40,000 for essential repairs that meet safety, health and code standards — County Executive Sue Serino said the change aims to preserve housing and prevent uninhabitable conditions. Mid Hudson News
- ➤ The Hudson Common Council approved a resolution supporting the Rent Emergency Stabilization for Tenants Act to help cap rising rents and also urged state lawmakers to pass the NY for All Act to protect immigrant communities—Hudson is the fifth city to pass such a resolution after Poughkeepsie, Kingston, Newburgh and Albany. Mid Hudson News
SPORTS NEWS
- ➤ Fourteen schools qualified for the Section 9 girls lacrosse tournament that will be held from May 27 to May 30 at Monroe-Woodbury High School — with top seeds being Valley Central for Class A, Minisink Valley for Class B, New Paltz for Class C and James I. O'Neill for Class D — as semifinal matches begin on Tuesday and Wednesday before finals on Friday at noon, 2 p.m., 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. at Monroe-Woodbury. Poughkeepsie Journal
- ➤ F.D. Roosevelt won the girls track and field championships at Rondout Valley High School on Thursday in rainy conditions, scoring 155 points to beat Rondout Valley and New Paltz. The meet saw wins by Marina Scott and Laila Reuben, with several athletes setting meet marks in their events. Poughkeepsie Journal
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